I had a lovely stay at Mongkol's place. First, my flight arrived in Bangkok at midnight.. So I thought there may be an issue, but Mongkol said it would be no issue, and was awake to welcome me at the hotel at 1 am in the morning. The place is also walking distance to Khao San road as indicated in, which was great! I didn't anticipate Mongkol's place being next door to one of the best (via Trip Advisor and via locals) pad thai and ice cream places in Bangkok.. What a pleasant surprise! I would recommend Mongkol's place.